Capitals 2, Hurricanes 4 on October 13, 2026

Recap

On October 13, 2026, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 at Lenovo Center. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and had an assist, including the power-play winner at 13:56 of the third for a 3-2 lead.

Eric Robinson scored, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves for Carolina, which improved to 6-1-1. Sebastian Aho had two assists, and Mark Jankowski scored an empty-netter to extend his goal streak to five games.

Boone Jenner and Justin Holl scored for Washington, and Logan Thompson made 31 saves. Holl scored in his Capitals debut after being recalled from Hershey of the AHL on Monday.

Jenner opened the scoring in the first, Svechnikov tied it in the second, and Holl put Washington ahead before Robinson and Svechnikov answered. Carolina outshot Washington 27-12 over the final two periods.

Ryan Leonard had two assists for Washington, which has lost two straight. Taylor Hall left Carolina's game with an upper-body injury in the second period, and Jordan Staal remains out with a torn calf muscle.

Scoring

Carolina Hurricanes won 4–2 at Lenovo Center.

Who scored

• Boone Jenner Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (3)
• Andrei Svechnikov Goal (5) Poke, assists: William Carrier (6), Sebastian Aho (6)
• Justin Holl Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (5), Ryan Leonard (4)
• Eric Robinson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (7), Sean Walker (6)
• Andrei Svechnikov Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (4)
• Mark Jankowski Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (5), Sebastian Aho (7)

Goalies

• Logan Thompson stopped 31 of 34 for Washington Capitals.
• Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 20 of 22 for Carolina Hurricanes.

Andrei Svechnikov Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (4) That made the score 2–3 in the 3rd, and Carolina Hurricanes stayed ahead.